Executive Summary

This report details the HCC Player Reviews for Season 21/22. There were 22 overall respondents, with 21 indicating they will play next year. This report contains: a summary of the current season, the seasonal trends, and all anonymised text responses for the current season. Overall, there appears to be a general upward trend in all metrics except for ratings of individual performance.

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Current Season

Grade most played?

Playing next season?

Season Summary

Text Responses

What were the standout positives from the season?

Responses
3 Grades in finals
Team Culture within the A Grade
Making finals
On field success and off field fun
All grades playing finals
Making Finals Only Losing Twice Playing with my brother Recruiting All 3 grades in Finals Good Club culture and morale throughout all grades
As a club, as players we all done great job, because of that all of our teams had reached to the knock out stage.
Winning the B Grade premiership is an obvious positive. But the camaraderie built throughout the season was a major highlight despite the on-field success
B grade flag, obviously.
Winning a flag, camaraderie between the teams
Winning gf
Winning the grand final. The full team performances when we lost numbers and people went up and down. As we were consistent all year.
As and Bs making finals and winning a flag
Team positivity and attitude
Winning gf
All grades competing in finals
Everyone’s very supportive in practices
Arrangements
All grades making finals for the first time I’ve been at the club
New friends and a great team
Strength in all grades placing pressure on selections. Great team atmosphere fostering the desire from the squad to compete and represent the club Development of the squad with more dominant performances from younger players maturing in their 3-6th season
B Grade Flag

What were the standout negatives from the season?

Responses
coach leaving half way through
Coach situation
Losing the head coach halfway through the year
Covid, injuries and holidays. People not playing where picked.
Losing coach halfway through the season
Losing Semi Final Off Field incidents Coach Leaving A Grade batting collapses
Not at all.
Probably a few unfortunate off-field incidents which bring down the reputation of the entire club.
Injuries, disappointed my performance wasn’t good enough to keep my place in the side.
Off-field issues sometimes got in the way on field
A bloke bottleing someone
Loss of coach
Not really anything other then the glass incident
Training commitment
Losing our coach half way through the season
Standard of training as the season went on
We should practice in the turf as well
Distance of playground
Losing coach half way through season. Handling of situations/drama
Difficulty in attending net sessuons due to work and family commitments
Leadership group missing games
Coach leaving during the season

How could we improve training?

Responses
more structure - Tyson struggles having to organise everything. Potentially if there isnt a coach we could delegate certain nights to senior players and it is up to them to organise, set up and run the specific session.
More turnout/participation
Head coach if possible
Numbers
Trainings were well run
Game day scenarios Centre wicket practice occasionally Include U17s
I’m fine with current arrangements.
I feel like the As and Bs are on a good thing with trainings. Likely needs a bit of work to incorporate the C graders a bit more. It never sat right with me bailing on C graders to go and field while they were still batting.
NA
More people attending regularly
Use of bowling machine please
I think we have the ideas in place, just need more follow through and if no coach is taken a group of players to take responsibility for training.
It’s really well set out just more consistent numbers would be gold
dunno
Everyone turning up before 6pm
More set structure to trainings
All team bowlers to be mixed in the nets without A team bowlers only bowls in one net and b team on one net.
Price
Coach
Options for teams to practice outside the fixed training hours to allow those who miss training sessions
Centre wicket training and fitness program
It has already improved so much to what it was 2 years ago. I think it is fine

How could we improve presentation nights?

Responses
having something to present, vouchers etc
Recap of the game (maybe awards?)
Compulsory attendance
Longer term event planning
Encouraging more people to come up
Commit to getting everyone back to club every 2nd Saturday and do a proper round up
it was fun and flameboyant.
N/A
Finding ways to get more people to attend
Hold them more often
Electronic if possible
Hard to do with people having personal events and the club booking out the club most saturdays. I think maybe downstairs being used. And when we do have the club best players and vouchers being given for them needs to be done.
Don’t think there is much to improve on
dunno
Have players there to do it
Making sure we have them quickly after games
Happy with it
Nil
Go through the games. Gator cash
No suggestions
Bring back a game run through and the mug
I dont think there is much more to do

How could we improve selection nights?

Responses
N/A they were really good this year
Higher turnout
Compulsory attendance
More of a showing for debuts and the likes
Keep the same
Thought they were really good! Had 20 plus blokes up there every week for a meal! Wouldn’t change
I’m happy with current system, Both Pattrick and Tyson done the excellant work during the season.
Thursday selections were great team building this season. Similar format would be fine.
NA
They work pretty well currently
Na
Not really able to
Don’t think there is much to improve on
dunno
Bit more interactive. Follow footy’s blueprint to an extent
Selection nights were up to a good standard
Happy with it
Nil
Announce teams
Team captains can decide what is best for their team
Tough one
You cant

How could we improve game day preparation?

Responses
more structure - Tyson struggles having to organise everything
Bit more responsibility shared around
N/A
More established routines
Keep the same as last year
Pretty good wouldn’t change much
I’m happy with current system.
N/A
Seems to be the same people setting up and packing up each week. Perhaps a system put in place to encourage helping.
A little bit more of an organised warm up but pretty good
All good
I think that is down to the captain of the side and I believe it is being done very well
Again thought all grades were prepared well for all games, doesn’t really need much improvement
dunno
N/a
Players getting to the ground on time
Happy with it
Automatics score board
Organisation
Not sure
Strength and fitness at home and at training
Team i played in worked well and were organised enough

Do you have any ideas for Club functions?

Responses
Last year was good
Trivia night
iPod Shuffle/beer pong tournament
Shuffle night, quiz night and ladies day/night are 2 must haves
No
Beer Pong Shuffle Night Races day Test Match Breakfast/lunch if Test match match is day night
Great.
N/A
Quiz nights are always good.
They were pretty good
No
I think the Spotify night needs to be done again. Quiz night
Not really
nope
Past players day
N/a
Happy with it
Nil
Beer pong
No
Family day
No

Any other comments?

Responses
No
N/A
N/A
Coach would help
No
Coach Recruit some batsman
No
Very successful year the for club. Clean up a few off-field dramas and we’re really building towards further success.
Nope
Really enjoyed it this year
No
No
No
nope
N/a
N/a
No
No
Go gators
No
Good job simmo sorting this out
No

What was your moment of the season?

Responses
Playing finals
First wicket vs Golden Grove in the semi final
Finals
Securing a finals spot, first A grade finals side in ages.
Finals cricket
Taking 2 5fas Not breaking down
It was the GF day, took 3 crucial wickets and 49 runs when my Team required, But it went in vain.
Grand final weekend. Best moment in my time at the club from a whole range of perspectives. Teamwork, success, friendship. All round great day.
My 30* at Grange. Gave me confidence that I can still contribute once I correct a few flaws. Maybe.
Winning the grand final
Winning the flag
Taking 4 wickets against grange I believe
Flag
B Grade Premiership
Winning a gf
B’s winning the granny
Wining the semi finals
It’s my 1st club tournament and I really enjoyed
The win at Payneham
The selfless contribution of so many players in getting the team to win in so many games
Winning with the boys for the mighty gators
Jimmy B bowling us to a flag in the GF